Each drawing is created by hand using a mixture of graphite drawing with watercolor layering over the top to create the ethereal and vintage inspired work that harks back to turn of the century botanical illustration. Inspired by the natural and antique details that call to Erica's Old soul, she aims to bring that special spirit to all of her designs. Because it prefers to have a host plant, it makes them much more difficult to grow. The plants are considered "hemiparasites" meaning that they prefer to attach to other plants and suck the nutrients from the host plant. They are brightly colored bracts, the smaller and much more inconspicuous. Despite their appearance the red flower aren't actually flower at all. Apart of the figwort family the perennial plant has a showy red flower that makes the plant look as if it's been dipped in red paint. Grace Raymond Hebard, who promoted the Indian Paintbrush and even helped to draft the legislation and find a sponsor for the bill. Aven Nelson of the University of Wyoming objected to the plant being named the state flower because it was uncommon and has a lot of varieties. The debate caught the eye of two different botanists. Polls among the state's school children showed that the Indian Paintbrush was their favorite. The Indian Paintbrush was adopted as the state flower of Wyoming in 1917 despite the initial tough opposition it faced. The Wild Red flowers are shown on top of a purple color background. Bloom season: As early as March, as late as September.Apart of Erica Catherine's US State Flower Collection, the Indian Paintbrush Flower represents both the State of Wyoming.Plant location: Headed east on Colorado 96 towards Lake Pueblo State Park - May 5, 2010. Purple owl’s clover (Castilleja densiflora) and exserted paintbrush (Castilleja exserta) are secondary host plants for the federally listed threatened bay checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha bayensis).Various other tribes used the plant as its name suggests - as a paintbrush.' Nevada Indian Tribes used the plant to treat venereal diseases and to enhance the immune system. The high selenium content of this plant has been cited as the reason for its effectiveness for these purposes. Per WIKIPEDIA are these: 'The Chippewa Indians used a hairwash made from Indian Paintbrush to make their hair glossy and full bodied and as a treatment for rheumatism. Jemez (Preservative)ĭried bracts mixed with chile seeds to prevent spoilage during storage. Plant held by women for decoration during the harvest dance. Zuni Dye - Root bark used with minerals to color deerskin black. Apache, White Mountain Dye - Root bark used with other substances to color various kinds of skins, especially deer skin. Decoction of leaf taken during pregnancy to keep baby small, for easy labor. Navajo, Ramah Drug (Blood Medicine)Ĭompound decoction of root used to "clean out the blood" after internal injury. Infusion of crushed leaves taken for stomach troubles. USES: The website Native American Ethnobotany has the following records of uses of this species by native americans. That said, see the next insert on historical uses of the species. Indian Paintbrush has similar health benefits to consuming garlic if only the flowers are eaten in small amounts and in moderation. This plant should be avoided as food if found growing in highly alkaline soils, which will increase the selenium levels in the plants. The plants are native (for one) to the west of the Americas.Ĭaution: As with other paintbrushes the plants have a tendency to absorb and concentrate Selenium in their tissues from the soils in which they grow, and can be potentially very toxic if the roots or green parts of the plant are consumed in large quantities. The species linariifolia was made the state flower of Wyoming in 1917. The genus contains about 200 species per WIKIPEDIA. Some are low to the road and others obvious from a passing car. Hwy 96 is busting out all over with wildflowers already. Meanwhile this lovely plant was entirely satisfying to our urge to discover early blooming wildflowers. That, and a good number of other stops for wildflowers, saw us arrive there so late in the day that we kept going and will try another time. These lively colored plants yanked us out of our car on our way to Lake Pueblo State Park where we hoped to find the elusive Wheel Milkweed. WIKIPEDIA has this on the re-classification: 'These plants are classified in the family Orobanchaceae ( following major rearrangements of the order Lamiales starting around 2001 sources which do not follow these reclassifications may place them in the Scrophulariaceae).' End quote. Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush -or- Squawfeather Paintbrush (Castilleja integra), family Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)įamily was Scrophulariaceae (Figwort).
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